Comparison of end-tidal carbon dioxide and arterial blood bicarbonate levels in patients with metabolic acidosis referred to emergency medicine

Introduction: The routine and gold standard method to diagnose of acid – base disturbance is arterial blood gas (ABG) sampling. Capnography could be used to measure the end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) levels and ETco2 has a close correlation with the PaCo2. The aim of this study was comparison the...

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Main Authors: Ali Taghizadieh, Mahboub Pouraghaei, Payman Moharamzadeh, Alireza Ala, Farzad Rahmani, Karim Basiri Sofiani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research
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Online Access:http://jcvtr.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/JCVTR-8-98.pdf